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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. President Trump
is looking to stop cashless bail across the country. And
I mean they kill people and they get out cashless bail.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
They thought it was discriminatory to make people put up
money because they just killed three people lying.

Speaker 3 (00:21):
On the street.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
He signed an executive order Monday that threatens to withhold
federal funding if cities do not end the policy. Trump
said crime went up when cashless bail began. President Trump
says he's removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position.
Trump said on truth Social there's sufficient reason to believe
Cook made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements.

(00:46):
The statement went on to say that in light of
what Trump called Cook's deceitful and potentially criminal conduct in
a financial matter, that he has no confidence in her integrity.
Parts of the Southwest are bracing for flooding as v
rain is expected to push through the area this week.
Forecasts indicate a surge of monsoonal moisture will push westward

(01:08):
after a ridge of high pressure shifted toward the central
Planes over the weekend. A majority of voters say transparency
related to Jeffrey Epstein's case is important to how they
view President Trump. Chris Keraggio has the details.

Speaker 4 (01:23):
According to a recently released Harvard Capps Harris polls, sixty
five percent of respondents find transparency around the late sex
offender's case to be an important factor in their opinion
of Trump, and over forty percent of people were unsatisfied
with his handling of the case's investigation. Twenty two percent
of respondents say the case does not weigh in on
their view, while thirteen percent said they were unsure. Findings

(01:46):
come as both Democrats and Republicans push for more information
regarding the case.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
There might be a connection between popular weight loss drugs
and a reduced cancer risk. A study published in Jemma
Oncology over the use of gl P one drugs showed
the risk for overall cancer dropped seventeen percent. I'm Brian Shook.
Environmentalists are applauding a federal judge's ruling halting construction at

(02:11):
Florida's Alligator Alcatraz, essentially shutting down the facility within the
next three months. Tammy Triheo has the details.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Zoo Miami's Ron McGill says it won't be easy to
see exactly how much damage was done since a migrant
detainee set or open in July, but the work definitely
took a toll first.

Speaker 4 (02:30):
And foremost of the light pollution, which alone affects the
wildlife out there, the noise, the construction, the runoff of water,
the pollution of the area.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
He says. The good news is wildlife will recover if
and when given the opportunity. Florida is appealing the ruling
I'm Tammy tricheo.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
The first travel associated human case of New World screw
worm in America has been reported in Maryland. New World
screw worm are parasitic flies that attack and eat healthy
tissues like live stock and sometimes humans. Burning Man was
shaken by a fierce dust storm as thousands of attendees

(03:07):
arrived Saturday. Chris Powers has.

Speaker 3 (03:10):
More visibility dropped below a mile at times, forcing many
attendees to take shelter in trailers and secure their tents.
Wind gusts topping fifty miles per hour covered campsites in
thick dust and destroyed an eight ton inflatable art piece
named Black Cloud. The National Weather Service says conditions may
worsen this week, with up to a seventy percent chance

(03:30):
of Sierra Nevada thunderstorms, hail, dusty winds, and flash flooding.
Attendees are urged to monitor updates closely.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
I'm Chris Powers, a British Airways flight attendant, was found
naked and apparently high on drugs in the bathroom of
a plane on its way to Heathrow Airport. According to
the BBC, Hayden Pentecost had methanphetamine and amphetamines in his
system while on the job, traveling from California to London.

(03:58):
Pentecost was said to be sweat and babbling in flight
and appeared agitated. I'm Brian Shook.